18ct yellow gold Cartier Limited Edition Asymétrique wristwatch. Made 1996

Information

• Brand: Cartier
  
• Made: 1996
  
• Model: Tank Asymétrique
• Reference: 2488
• Calibre: 9P2 T
  
• Movement: Manual
  
• Material: 18ct yellow gold
  
• Features/complications: Asymmetric diamond shaped case with sapphire set crown
  
• Dial: Guilloché dial featuring black printed Arabic numeral hour markers with blued steel sword shaped hands
  
• Case dimensions: 34 x 23 mm
  
• Bracelet/strap: 18ct yellow gold deployant buckle on a leather strap
  
• Accessories: N/A
  
• SKU: 3037

Essay

The tank 'Asymétrique' was released in 1996 as part of a limited line of 300, drawing inspiration from the original 'parallelogram' edition that was produced in 1936. 
During it's early release, it was often referred to as the drivers watch, as when driving, the slanted nature of the case meant the watch would be upright when driving.